Autumn wedding unites DiMartino and Aracich

December 23, 2010

St. Paul's in New Middletown was the setting on Sept. 24 for the fall wedding of Christopher M. Aracich and his lovely bride, Elyse M. DiMartino.

The Rev. Nicholas Shori officiated at the 3:30 p.m. ceremony that united the daughter of Vince and Deborah DiMartino of Poland and the son of Charles and Mary Aracich of Boardman. A reception was held in their honor at Fellows Riverside Garden in Youngstown that evening. The couple will be honeymooning in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2011.

The bride wore form-fitting ivory A-line gown accented with lace and beading, with hints of sparkle.

Adrianna DiMartino of Poland and Emily Powell of New Middletown were the maids of honor. Katie Taybus and Ashley Alexoff of Columbus, Allison Aracich of Bristow, Va., Lindsey Faith of Niles, Melissa Chance of Poland, Lisa Ortiz of Struthers and Sara Stanovcak of Columbus were the bridesmaids. The flower girl was Olivia Aracich of Bristow, Va., niece of the groom.

Serving as the best men of the groom were his brothers, Daniel J. Aracich of Poland and Chaz C. Aracich of Bristow, Va. His groomsmen included Russ Snyder, Scott Finamore and John Aldan III of Poland, Gino Tocco of New Middletown, Chris Hintosh of Bristow, Va., James Anderson of Canfield and Michael White of Akron. The ring bearer was William Desmond of Poland, family friend of the bride.

The bride earned a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition at Youngstown State University. She is employed through Aramark and is a registered dietitian at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, Va.

Her husband graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in education and a health and physical education licensure. He is employed by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax, Va., and teaches health and physical education.